All Kentucky Hail Reports in May 2018
Population: 4,206,074
38.20042, -84.87762
Updated: 06/04/2026
12
Hail Reports
May 2018 · within 10 miles
2.5″
Largest Hail
Baseball-sized
Very High
Hail Frequency
Kentucky, Kentucky
Based on annual avg. of SPC reports since 2004. Not a formal risk assessment.
Hail Summary — Kentucky, KY May 2018
Kentucky had 12 hail reports in May 2018. Reports were recorded across 8 counties, with Harlan County reporting the most activity at 5 reports. The largest hail reported in Kentucky in May 2018 was 2.50 inches (baseball-sized) near Loyall, KY. Use the summary, hail map, report list, and city pages below to research hail activity across Kentucky and explore the areas with the most reported hail.
When Was the Last Time It Hailed in Kentucky?
05/19/2026
The most recent hail event in Kentucky was on 05/19/2026 near Whitesville, KY (1.00″ Quarter).
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Monthly Hail Activity
Historical monthly hail pattern for Kentucky, based on precomputed state hail history since 2004.
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Hail Size Severity by Month
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Hail Reports in Kentucky in May 2018
05/31/2018
1.0 IN
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1.0 IN
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1.0 IN
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05/17/2018
1.5 IN
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05/11/2018
1.0 IN
IN
Sardis, KY12:03 AM
QUARTER SIZED HAIL ON SLATE BRANCH ROAD SOUTH OF SOMERSET. REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. (JKL)
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05/07/2018
1.0 IN
IN
05/06/2018
1.75 IN
IN
City of Allensville, KY4:29 PM
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN RURAL COUNTRY WEST OF ALLENSVILLE. LATE REPORT. (PAH)
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1.75 IN
IN
05/05/2018
1.5 IN
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1.0 IN
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1.75 IN
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2.5 IN
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05/31/2018
MPH
Bandana, KY11:28 PM
OSCAR - DAMAGING WINDS WITH POWER OUTAGES REPORTED IN THE COMMUNITY. (PAH)
MPH
Bandana, KY10:51 PM
OSCAR - DAMAGING WINDS WITH POWER OUTAGES REPORTED IN THE COMMUNITY. (PAH)
MPH
Louisville, KY9:34 PM
1 W LOUISVILLE - TREES DOWN 12TH STREET AND MUHAMMAD ALI. (LMK)
MPH
Scottsville, KY7:06 PM
2 ESE SCOTTSVILLE - TREES DOWN ACROSS MAYSVILLE ROAD. (LMK)
MPH
City of Franklin, KY7:02 PM
2 NW RAPIDS - TREE DOWNED ACROSS RAPIDS ROAD. (LMK)
MPH
Franklin, KY6:55 PM
FRANKLIN - POWER LINES DOWNED IN FRANKLIN. (LMK)
MPH
Auburn, KY6:50 PM
1 WSW AUBURN - MULTIPLE REPORTS OF TREES DOWN IN AUBURN. (LMK)
MPH
Woodburn, KY6:43 PM
2 SE ROCKFIELD - TREE DOWN ACROSS NASHVILLE ROAD SOUTH OF CHANEY'S DAIRY BARN. (LMK)
MPH
Christian County, KY6:21 PM
3 NE HOPKINSVILLE - TREES DOWN BLOCKING ROAD NEAR 4510 N GREENVILLE ROAD. (PAH)
MPH
City of Hopkinsville, KY6:20 PM
HOPKINSVILLE - TREE FELL ACROSS POWER LINES ALONG PARKVIEW ROAD. AREA WITHOUT POWER. TIME ESTIMATED. (PAH)
MPH
Christian County, KY6:10 PM
10 NE HOPKINSVILLE - TREES DOWN ACROSS INTERSECTION OF SHAW OVAL ROAD AND PILOT ROCK ROAD. (PAH)
MPH
City of Ashland, KY6:00 PM
ASHLAND - A LARGE TREE WAS UPROOTED AND FELL ON TOP OF A HOUSE. (RLX)
MPH
City of Williamsburg, KY5:48 PM
WILLIAMSBURG - TREES AND PHONE LINES WERE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN DOWNED. THE TIME OF THE EVENT IS BASED ON RADAR DATA. (JKL)
MPH
Artemus, KY5:47 PM
2 SSE BARBOURVILLE - A TREE WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN DOWNED ON TAYLOR LANE. THE TIME OF THE EVENT IS ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. (JKL)
MPH
Cumberland County, KY5:45 PM
3 E MARROWBONE - DISPATCH REPORTED DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES ON GLASSGOW RD (HWY 90W). (LMK)
MPH
Christian County, KY5:45 PM
4 NW HOPKINSVILLE - ACROSS FROM 3990 PRINCETON ROAD... OR HIGHWAY 91... TREE DOWN AND CORN LAYING FLAT. (PAH)
MPH
City of Richmond, KY5:44 PM
1 SSE RICHMOND - TREE ON POWER LINE AT 385 GIBBSON LANE IN RICHMOND. (LMK)
MPH
City of Monticello, KY5:40 PM
MONTICELLO - TWO TREES WERE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN DOWNED. THE TIME OF THE EVENT IS ESTIMATED FROM RADAR DATA. (JKL)
MPH
Whitley County, KY5:39 PM
2 W CLIO - A TREE WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN BLOWN DOWN. THE TIME OF THE EVENT IS ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. (JKL)
MPH
Christian County, KY5:32 PM
3 N HOPKINSVILLE - TREES DOWN (PAH)
MPH
City of Monticello, KY5:30 PM
3 W MILL SPRINGS - A TREE WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN BLOWN DOWN. THE TIME OF THE EVENT IS ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. (JKL)
MPH
Rockholds, KY5:30 PM
3 N ROCKHOLDS - TREE DOWN ON HIGHWAY 26...BLOCKING ROAD. (JKL)
MPH
City of Fountain Run, KY5:30 PM
3 NNW FLIPPIN - MULTIPLE REPORTS OF TREES DOWN NEAR LAMB. (LMK)
MPH
City of Russell Springs, KY5:09 PM
2 ESE RUSSELL SPRINGS - POWER LINE DOWN BLOCKING THE ROAD ON E HWY 619 NEAR INDIAN CAVES HILL. (LMK)
MPH
City of Vanceburg, KY5:05 PM
VANCEBURG - NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. (ILN)
No tornado reports found in this period.
05/31/2018
MPH
Bandana, KY11:28 PM
OSCAR - DAMAGING WINDS WITH POWER OUTAGES REPORTED IN THE COMMUNITY. (PAH)
MPH
Bandana, KY10:51 PM
OSCAR - DAMAGING WINDS WITH POWER OUTAGES REPORTED IN THE COMMUNITY. (PAH)
MPH
Louisville, KY9:34 PM
1 W LOUISVILLE - TREES DOWN 12TH STREET AND MUHAMMAD ALI. (LMK)
MPH
Scottsville, KY7:06 PM
2 ESE SCOTTSVILLE - TREES DOWN ACROSS MAYSVILLE ROAD. (LMK)
MPH
City of Franklin, KY7:02 PM
2 NW RAPIDS - TREE DOWNED ACROSS RAPIDS ROAD. (LMK)
MPH
Franklin, KY6:55 PM
FRANKLIN - POWER LINES DOWNED IN FRANKLIN. (LMK)
MPH
Auburn, KY6:50 PM
1 WSW AUBURN - MULTIPLE REPORTS OF TREES DOWN IN AUBURN. (LMK)
MPH
Woodburn, KY6:43 PM
2 SE ROCKFIELD - TREE DOWN ACROSS NASHVILLE ROAD SOUTH OF CHANEY'S DAIRY BARN. (LMK)
MPH
Christian County, KY6:21 PM
3 NE HOPKINSVILLE - TREES DOWN BLOCKING ROAD NEAR 4510 N GREENVILLE ROAD. (PAH)
MPH
City of Hopkinsville, KY6:20 PM
HOPKINSVILLE - TREE FELL ACROSS POWER LINES ALONG PARKVIEW ROAD. AREA WITHOUT POWER. TIME ESTIMATED. (PAH)
MPH
Christian County, KY6:10 PM
10 NE HOPKINSVILLE - TREES DOWN ACROSS INTERSECTION OF SHAW OVAL ROAD AND PILOT ROCK ROAD. (PAH)
MPH
City of Ashland, KY6:00 PM
ASHLAND - A LARGE TREE WAS UPROOTED AND FELL ON TOP OF A HOUSE. (RLX)
MPH
City of Williamsburg, KY5:48 PM
WILLIAMSBURG - TREES AND PHONE LINES WERE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN DOWNED. THE TIME OF THE EVENT IS BASED ON RADAR DATA. (JKL)
MPH
Artemus, KY5:47 PM
2 SSE BARBOURVILLE - A TREE WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN DOWNED ON TAYLOR LANE. THE TIME OF THE EVENT IS ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. (JKL)
MPH
Cumberland County, KY5:45 PM
3 E MARROWBONE - DISPATCH REPORTED DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES ON GLASSGOW RD (HWY 90W). (LMK)
MPH
Christian County, KY5:45 PM
4 NW HOPKINSVILLE - ACROSS FROM 3990 PRINCETON ROAD... OR HIGHWAY 91... TREE DOWN AND CORN LAYING FLAT. (PAH)
MPH
City of Richmond, KY5:44 PM
1 SSE RICHMOND - TREE ON POWER LINE AT 385 GIBBSON LANE IN RICHMOND. (LMK)
MPH
City of Monticello, KY5:40 PM
MONTICELLO - TWO TREES WERE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN DOWNED. THE TIME OF THE EVENT IS ESTIMATED FROM RADAR DATA. (JKL)
MPH
Whitley County, KY5:39 PM
2 W CLIO - A TREE WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN BLOWN DOWN. THE TIME OF THE EVENT IS ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. (JKL)
MPH
Christian County, KY5:32 PM
3 N HOPKINSVILLE - TREES DOWN (PAH)
MPH
City of Monticello, KY5:30 PM
3 W MILL SPRINGS - A TREE WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN BLOWN DOWN. THE TIME OF THE EVENT IS ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. (JKL)
MPH
Rockholds, KY5:30 PM
3 N ROCKHOLDS - TREE DOWN ON HIGHWAY 26...BLOCKING ROAD. (JKL)
MPH
City of Fountain Run, KY5:30 PM
3 NNW FLIPPIN - MULTIPLE REPORTS OF TREES DOWN NEAR LAMB. (LMK)
MPH
City of Russell Springs, KY5:09 PM
2 ESE RUSSELL SPRINGS - POWER LINE DOWN BLOCKING THE ROAD ON E HWY 619 NEAR INDIAN CAVES HILL. (LMK)
MPH
City of Vanceburg, KY5:05 PM
VANCEBURG - NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. (ILN)